Garment hanger



June 11, 1946. J. scHLANK GARMENT HANGER Filed July 3, 1945 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENToR Joe fc/7 /dr// ATTORNEY June 11, 1946.

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lNvENToR ATTORNEY Patented June 11, 1946 UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICEGARMEN T HANGER Joel Schlank, Jersey City, N. J. Application July 3,1945, Serial No. 603,()65

(Cl. 22S-+95) Claims. 1

My invention relates to means for supporting orsuspending garments, andthe same has for its object the provision of a hanger which is simple inconstruction, eiiicient in use, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Further, said invention has for its object the provision of a garmenthanger which may be conveniently secured upon a door, wall or othersuitable rigid support, and which may be readily adjusted to operativeand inoperative position.

Further, said invention has for its object the provision of a garmenthanger which, when adjusted to horizontal or garment supportingposition, will maintain the vgarment in distended form in order tofacilitate drying or airing thereof.

Further, said invention has for its object the provision of a garmenthanger preferably formed of wire of appropriate gage, and which includesa support or bracket member, and a resilient loop-member which ispivotally secured to the support or bracket member, and capable of beingreadily adjusted to and from horizontal or garment-supporting position.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed outhereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends my inventionconsists in the novel features of construction, and in the combination,connection and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described andthen pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing oneform of hanger constructedaccording to and embodying my said invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the hanger secured to a rigid support orWall; Y

Fig. 3 is a side edge view, looking in the direction of the arrow A,Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View showing another form of vattachingdevice for the garment.

In said drawings I D designates a supporting bar or bracket formed ofheavygage wire and provided with oiTset ends II which are bentforwardly, outwardly, and inwardly to form inturned ends IIa, anddisposed in a horizontal plane coinciding with that of the intermediateportion of said bar or bracket. The bar or bracket I D is providedinwardly of the ends II with flattened portions I2 having apertures toreceive screws or fastening devices I3 for securing the bar to asuitable rigid support I4.

I5 denotes a substantially circular, resilient supporting loop, alsoformed of wire having overlapping end portions |52, I5b terminating inZ. rearwardly-extending end portions Ia, I6b provided with eyes Ila, IIbwhich embrace the offset portions II of the bar I0.

The rearwardly-extending end portions Ia, Ib are maintained normallyspread apart and against the offset ends of the bar I I, vand rest uponthe inturned ends Ilia, I6b by the tension of the resilient loop I5 whensaid loop is adjusted to horizontal or garment supporting position.

The loop I5 is provided with a series of garment attaching devices eachof which comprises a member I8, having a ring or eyeA I9 at its upperend disposed upon the loop member I5', and a pointed end hook 20 at itslower free end to engage with the upper edge of the garment. Theattaching devices are maintained in duly spaced relation upon the loopI5 by means of ears or small projections 2| struck up from the body ofthe loop at the sides of each ring or eye I9.

At Fig. 4 the attaching device comprises a pair of clamping jaws 25 heldunder tension by a spring 26, and provided with arms 21 each having anopening 28 in the end thereof to receive the ring 29 whereby the devicemay be secured to the loop I5, and serve to support or suspend thegarment on said loop.

The operation of the hanger will be largely obvious from the foregoingspecification. It need only to be noted that normally the loop I5 willbe supported in Vertical position as indicated by broken lines at Fig.3. When it is desired to support a garment, for example, a pair oftrousers 24, it merely becomes necessary to grasp the sides of the loopI5 and draw the same apart slightly and at the same time raise the loopto horizontal position, as indicated `at Fig, 2. This will cause theends Ia, I6b of the overlapping portions I5a, I5b to approach eachother, as indicated at Fig. 2, and cause the same to be freed of theinner ends of the inturned ends II*3L of the bar I0, and permit the loopI5 to be raised to horizontal position. When the pull upon the oppositesides of the loop I5 is thereupon released the ends I6a, I 6b willresume their normal or distended positions and rest upon the inturnedends Il, of the bar IIJ, and thus support the loop in horizontalposition. Hereupon the upper edge of the trousers is engaged with thepointed ends of the hooks 20, or between the jaws 25 of the clampingdevice, shown at Fig. 4, to support the garment in distended or openform to facilitate the drying and airing thereof.

Having thus described my said invention what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a longitudinal member adapted forsecurement to a rigid support and having inturned ends, a frame memberincluding a resilient loop having its ends eX- tending therefrom inspaced relation and pivotally engaging said longitudinal member andnormally distended in engagement with said inturned ends for supportingsaid loop in horizontal position, said loop being actuatable to free theends thereof from the inturned ends of said rst-named member to permitsaid loop to be adjusted to Vertical position, and garment sullportingmeans on said loop.

2. A garment hanger formed of wire comprising a longitudinal memberadapted for securement to a rigid support and having inwardlyturned endsdisposed forwardly of said longitudinal member, a resilient loop havingits ends eX- tending therefrom in spaced relation and pivotal- 1yembracing said longitudinal member intermediate the inturned ends'thereof, said loop ends being normally distended into Vengagement withthe ends of said longitudinal member and its ends supported by theinturned ends of said longitudinal member for supporting said loop inhorizontal position, and said loop being yielding to free the endsthereof of their engagement with said inturned ends to permit of saidloop being adjusted to vertical position when not in use, and attachingdevices on said loop engageable with a garment to support the garmentdisposed upon said loop.

3. A garment hanger formed of wire comprising a longitudinal memberadapted for securement to a rigid support and having aligned, inturnedends disposed forwardly of said longitudi- 4 nal member, a resilientloop having its ends arranged in overlapping relation and terminating inrearwardly extending spaced-apart portions having eyes pivotallyembracing said longitudinal member, said loop ends beingheld normallydistended into engagement with the ends of said longitudinal member andsupported by said inturned ends for supporting said loop in horizon- Rtal garment-supporting position, and said loop being actuatable to freethe ends thereof of their engagement with said inturned ends to permitof said loop to be adjusted rto vertical position, and

attaching devices lengageable with a garment toy support the same indistended form upon said loop.

4. In a garment hanger, a member adapted for securement to a support andhaving inturned portions, a frame member including a resilient loophaving its ends extending ytherefrom in spaced relation and normallydistended Vin engagement with said inturned portions for supporting saidloop in a horizontal position, said loop being actuatable to free theends thereof from said inturned portions, to permit said loop Y to beadjusted to vertical position.

5. In a garment hanger, a member adapted for securement to a support,said member having inturned portions, a loop having end portionsextending therefrom in spaced relation, said loop being normallydisposed with its ends supported by the said inturned portions forsupporting said loop in a horizontal position, and being actuatable tofree the ends thereof of their engagement with said linturned portions,to permit of said loop being adjusted to vertical position.

VJOEL SCHLANK.

